Chapter 576: Chapter 574: Gathering (Congrats to the leader of the Evil Immortals League!)_1
Western Desert Cultivation World.
Sacred Fire Sect.
Piaomiao Peak, at the edge of the ancient teleportation array.
The Nascent Soul cultivator ’Sang Qingsong,’ who was previously responsible for watching over the ancient teleportation array, was demoted for making a mistake. Now, another Nascent Soul cultivator has taken his place.
He was dressed like a scholar, holding an ancient book in his hand, shaking his head as he read intently.
Suddenly!
The teleportation array leading to the Eastern Sea Cultivation World roared, emitting rays of brilliance, with silver columns of light twinkling.
The scholar immediately put away the ancient book, a command token appeared in his hand, and his heart couldn’t help but pound.
Ever since that incident, cultivators guarding the ancient teleportation array have become much more cautious.
A flash of silver light.
An exceptionally beautiful woman in palace attire emerged from the array, followed respectfully by a Nascent Soul female cultivator.
Her aura was unfathomable, seemingly like an ordinary mortal.
But how could an ordinary person possibly have a Nascent Soul female cultivator following her so reverently?
This woman was naturally Fairy Yunxi.
With a sweep of her divine consciousness, she sneered, "Old Huo has quite a grand arrangement... So many prohibitions and arrays... Is this how your Sacred Fire Sect welcomes guests?"
"Is it Ancestor Yunxi in person?"
The scholar swept her with his divine consciousness, hurriedly put away the token, and bowed humbly, "The ancestor has ordered that should Fairy Yunxi arrive, she is to be treated with the courtesy due to a distinguished guest. Our Sacred Fire Sect has encountered difficulties recently, therefore the strict prohibitions are inevitable, please forgive us!"
He was graceful and moved with calculated elegance, earning a nod and a eased expression from Fairy Yunxi.
Just as she was about to speak, her pretty face suddenly changed, her gaze turning towards the teleportation array leading to the North Plains Cultivation World.
In a flash of silver light, a cultivator clad in ice armor, the former Ice God Palace Master, stepped forward.
"Fairy Yunxi?"
The Bai family ancestor’s eyes slightly moved when he saw Fairy Yunxi, and he performed a bow, "Having only corresponded through flying swords previously, I finally see the fairy’s true countenance, truly peerless in elegance..."
"Old Huo has invited both you and me here; it’s obviously no small matter."
Fairy Yunxi’s expression grew serious, mixed with a hint of petulance, "The Eastern Sea is still in turmoil because of that Black Taisui...and yet I see no fellow daoists offering aid..."
The Bai family ancestor’s expression remained unchanged.
His cultivation was originally based on a path of unfeeling austerity, but after receiving guidance from Ice Xuanzi and gaining substantial benefits in the Monster World, he eventually began to loosen the influence of his cultivation method after becoming a Transcendent God.
Even so, his nature was still as cold as ice.
He was never too keen on meddling with matters outside of the North Plains.
He was here only because Ancestor Huo had invited him repeatedly, therefore he had no choice but to come.
His eyes shifted to the veiled Shui Lingxin behind Fairy Yunxi, and a stiff smile emerged on his face, "This must be your esteemed disciple? Judging by her aura, she has ascended to Nascent Soul at such a young age, truly remarkable..."
Now that Fairy Yunxi had brought this woman with her, it was clear that she was being positioned as her successor.
It seems that the one to eventually dominate the Eastern Sea Cultivation World would be her.
"So it is Elder Bai from the Ice God Palace!"
The scholar performed another bow, sweat beads faintly visible on his temples.
Fortunately, Ancestor Huo’s telepathic message arrived just in time to relieve him, "Both sir daoists, please come to ’Sacred Fire Hall’ for a gathering."
The Bai family ancestor looked at Fairy Yunxi.
After all, among the three Great Transcendent Gods, his cultivation was the most shallow.
"Let’s go together and see what medicine Old Huo is really selling in his gourd."
The three streams of escape light arrived at the Sacred Fire Hall, to be greeted by an unassuming old man with eyebrows and hair like burning flames, welcoming them at the palace gates: "Fairy Yunxi, Elder Bai... please come inside!"
"Old Huo..."
As Fairy Yunxi entered the Sacred Fire Hall, she raised her eyebrows lightly, "The injuries you sustained from the great battle with that Demon Fire Kylin during the descending of the Monster World, have they not yet healed?"
Hearing this, a glint seemed to flash in the patriarch of the Bai family’s eyes.
He himself had not noticed this matter at all; clearly, Fairy Yunxi’s Divine Consciousness was much stronger than his.
However, after all, the other party had been a Perfect Transcendent God for many years while he had only recently advanced and consolidated his realm, so it seemed a reasonable occurrence.
"Ahem..."
Old Huo’s face was pale, and he coughed intermittently, "Although one shouldn’t air one’s dirty laundry in public... I don’t believe you all are completely unaware."
"It seems the rumors are true, did Daoist Huo actually suffer mutual injuries with a Nascent Soul cultivator?"
The patriarch of the Bai family was full of disbelief.
As a Transcendent God cultivator, he was naturally aware of the massive gap in strength between Transcendent Gods and Nascent Souls, which was like the difference between the clouds and the mud.
And yet, Ancestor Huo was actually hurt by a Nascent Soul cultivator, truly a loss of face...
"Ahem... Even if any of you here were to replace me, I fear the outcome would not be any better... That person wore demon armor that appeared to be of the Monster Clan’s Secret Skills, and also possessed several fourth-grade high-quality Puppets..."
After describing Fang Xi’s means, Ancestor Huo gazes steadily at Fairy Yunxi, "This person... I wonder if the fairy might recognize him?"
Shui Lingxin, standing silently behind Fairy Yunxi, felt her heart skip a beat.
"This person Qing Hezi is naturally unacquainted to me... However, combining the information provided by Daoist Huo, from the time that person went to the Eastern Sea Cultivation World, to the spiritual treasures, puppets, secret skills, and other methods he used, it reminds me of someone—Yun Jiezi!"
Fairy Yunxi smiled and said, "This Yun Jiezi is a great cultivator who seemed to emerge out of nowhere in the Eastern Sea, indeed, there’s only one explanation of him coming from a different domain. If Daoist Huo wishes to deal with Yun Jiezi, I must apologize for not being able to agree, given that he is still my junior’s lifesaver after all."
Yet Shui Lingxin felt emptiness in her heart, this ’Yun Jiezi,’ was his real name actually ’Qing Hezi’?
"Humph!" Old Huo let out a cold snort, "If the fairy knew the true identity of this ’Qing Hezi,’ I’m afraid you wouldn’t say so... That ’Qing Hezi’ used the ’Kuyong Mysterious Light’ right in front of me, he must be a remnant of Green Emperor Mountain!"
As soon as these words were spoken, not much changed for Fairy Yunxi, yet the patriarch of the Bai family’s expression drastically changed, "What? Green Emperor Mountain has reemerged?"
After his shock subsided, he fell into contemplation, "’Kuyong Mysterious Light,’ even if one obtains the cultivation methods and secret skill chants... without the true inheritance of Green Emperor Mountain, one simply cannot cultivate it... Since Daoist Huo is certain it’s Kuyong Mysterious Light, it must be the true inheritance of Green Emperor Mountain without a doubt!"
"My Penglai Fairy Island lacks heritage, and I would have to consult the archives of the Four Seas Sect... I wonder, what secrets does this ancient Green Emperor Mountain actually hold?"
Fairy Yunxi asked, her expression unchanged.
"Back then, Green Emperor Mountain was almost the foremost Taoist system in the Mortal Realm... because its founding patriarch hailed from the Earth Immortal Realm and... also was a defector of the Earth Immortal Realm!"
The patriarch of the Bai family revealed a heaven-shocking secret without expression.
"A defector of the Earth Immortal Realm?!" Fairy Yunxi blinked, seemingly in disbelief.
"Hehe, Green Emperor Mountain always claimed its lineage from the immortals, which is not false. After all, its founding patriarch was an ’Immortal’ who fled from the Earth Immortal Realm... But ascending is difficult, it’s even harder for high-ranking cultivators to descend to the Lower Realm, so for him to have escaped to the Lower Realm, he must have paid an unimaginably tragic price, his cultivation plummeting is but a minor matter..."
Ancestor Huo joined in, "There are thousands of Lower Realms, by the time this man established the Taoist system of Green Emperor Mountain and became well-known in the Lower Realm... Our ancestors only then received transmission from the Upper Realm, knowing the foundations of Green Emperor Mountain... By that time, it had already been a sea of changes, that descending Immortal had likely already passed away, although Green Emperor Mountain had Transcendent God cultivators in every generation, it was not easy to provoke, or to put it bluntly, extremely difficult. That widely rumored Divinity of Life and Death Great Divine Skill, even if used by a Nascent Soul, we would still have to steer clear..."
"But at that time, it seemed the Monster Clan had also relayed information to the Monster World, with powerful demons descending and clashing with the Transcendent God of Green Emperor Mountain, our ancestors intervened, nearly destroying the Mortal Realm in the process, eventually extinguishing the Taoist system of Green Emperor Mountain."
The patriarch of the Bai family slowly added, "The Ice God Palace and Sacred Fire Sect were both Transcendent God powers of that era; the Four Seas Sect of the Eastern Sea is now the most declined... But in reality, there are still a few ancient Transcendent God Sects remaining, our two families are not the strongest, the true strongest powers were mutually wounded with Green Emperor Mountain and then vanished into the river of history..."
"No wonder with the emergence of the remnants of Green Emperor Mountain, Old Huo and Daoist Bai are the most anxious..."
Fairy Yunxi giggled, "But what does it have to do with us?"
"The ancient grudges have already passed, I didn’t want to indulge in them... but that person was too presumptuous."
Ancestor Huo’s anger surged, but then he looked at the patriarch of the Bai family, whose expression was unfathomable, and suddenly said, "Since ten thousand years ago, it seems the Upper Realm has severed contact with the Mortal Realm, with no more news coming through..."
"When our Sect ancestors were ordered to annihilate Green Emperor Mountain, the losses were devastating, but the Upper Realm did not give any reward..."
The patriarch of the Bai family said, "If it’s just about grudges, then please forgive me for not joining in..."
"Of course it’s not about grudges... To my knowledge, the reason the Upper Realm was madly pursuing Green Emperor Mountain was because its patriarch, the defector, had brought an important item to the Lower Realm... And after the great war, there was no trace of that precious treasure."
Ancestor Huo said, "Ascending is difficult, it’s even more challenging to break through the realm and descend! Now the Mortal Realm is broken, and We do not have the certainty to cultivate to a Perfect Transcendent God and the Ascension Platform also poses a great risk... but if We obtain the treasure, there is even the possibility that a Great Power from the Earth Immortal Realm might personally intervene, connecting the two realms... and leading us to the Earth Immortal Realm without any disasters or tribulations!"
Ascension!
At the mention of this, both Fairy Yunxi and the patriarch of the Bai family’s eyes lit up, "What kind of treasure is it? One that could make an Earth Immortal Realm expert desert, and that many Great Powers cannot forget?"
"I don’t know... But that lad might have some clues on him." Ancestor Huo smiled, "Therefore, I invite both of you to come out of seclusion... The benefits we obtain, shall we divide them equally?"
Fairy Yunxi glanced at Shui Lingxin’s expression and then giggled playfully, "Old Huo, you’re so calculating. Clearly your own enemy, yet you drag both of us into it... Just for an illusory treasure? I think you’re afraid that after this person becomes a Transcendent God, he’ll come for revenge; you don’t dare to risk entering the Ascension Platform now, and you can’t bear to leave behind the Sacred Fire Sect legacy and assets... So you brought us along, right?"
Upon hearing this, the patriarch of the Bai family looked at Ancestor Huo with a deep gaze.